EP2569232B1 - Conveyor belt and module with hooked connection and associated method - Google Patents

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EP2569232B1
EP2569232B1 EP11717073.8A EP11717073A EP2569232B1 EP 2569232 B1 EP2569232 B1 EP 2569232B1 EP 11717073 A EP11717073 A EP 11717073A EP 2569232 B1 EP2569232 B1 EP 2569232B1
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Gilbert J. Maclachlan
Terral A. Ridgell
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G17/00—Conveyors having an endless traction element, e.g. a chain, transmitting movement to a continuous or substantially-continuous load-carrying surface or to a series of individual load-carriers; Endless-chain conveyors in which the chains form the load-carrying surface
    • B65G17/06—Conveyors having an endless traction element, e.g. a chain, transmitting movement to a continuous or substantially-continuous load-carrying surface or to a series of individual load-carriers; Endless-chain conveyors in which the chains form the load-carrying surface having a load-carrying surface formed by a series of interconnected, e.g. longitudinal, links, plates, or platforms
    • B65G17/08—Conveyors having an endless traction element, e.g. a chain, transmitting movement to a continuous or substantially-continuous load-carrying surface or to a series of individual load-carriers; Endless-chain conveyors in which the chains form the load-carrying surface having a load-carrying surface formed by a series of interconnected, e.g. longitudinal, links, plates, or platforms the surface being formed by the traction element
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G17/00—Conveyors having an endless traction element, e.g. a chain, transmitting movement to a continuous or substantially-continuous load-carrying surface or to a series of individual load-carriers; Endless-chain conveyors in which the chains form the load-carrying surface
    • B65G17/30—Details; Auxiliary devices
    • B65G17/38—Chains or like traction elements; Connections between traction elements and load-carriers
    • B65G17/40—Chains acting as load-carriers
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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  • the invention relates generally to power-driven conveyors and more particularly to modular plastic conveyor belts and modules and methods for splicing such belts together on a conveyor.
  • Modular plastic conveyor belts are constructed of a series of rows of one or more belt modules linked together end to end by hinge rods received in the interleaved hinge eyes of consecutive rows.
  • One use for a modular plastic conveyor belt having a lot of open area for good air flow is as a cooling belt for rubber extrusions, such as tire tread and sidewall extrusions.
  • Hinge rods made of polypropylene or acetal are commonly used in modular plastic belts and tend to wear out fairly quickly in abrasive environments, such as in a rubber-processing or tire plant's cooling line.
  • Hinge rods made of certain nylon materials, such as nylon 6-6 have been shown to markedly increase rod life. As a consequence, nylon hinge rods are sometimes used in cooling belts.
  • the nylon hinge rods absorb water, which causes them to grow in diameter and length. If the ends of the rods are not confined by the belt structure, the ends can grow past the outside edges of the belt and snag people or things alongside the conveyor. If the ends are confined by structure in the edges of the belt, the growing rods can push against and deform or break the edges of the belt. Sometimes the nylon hinge rods are cut short in order to accommodate the expected growth. In this case, the rods could be significantly short on wide belts, which would leave several links on the outside edge of the belt without rods. This leaves those links vulnerable to damage and reduces the effective pull strength of the belt. Thus, there is a need for a conveyor belt that can accommodate hinge-rod growth.
  • WO 2005/028341 A1 discloses a conveyor belt module according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • a conveyor belt module embodying features of the invention is set forth in claim 1 and comprises a first end and a longitudinally opposite second end, each extending laterally from a first side to a second side.
  • a first set of hinge elements are spaced apart laterally along the first end with spaces between consecutive hinge elements. Aligned apertures form a first lateral passageway through the first set of hinge elements that extends from the first side to the second side.
  • a second set of hinge elements are spaced apart laterally along the second end with spaces between consecutive hinge elements. At least one pair of consecutive hinge elements of the first set has confronting lateral protrusions at their distal ends that form a narrow slot opening into the space between the pair of consecutive hinge elements.
  • At least one hinge element of the second set has an arm that extends longitudinally to an enlarged pivot end.
  • the lateral width of the arm is less than the lateral width of the slot, which is less than the lateral width of the enlarged pivot end, which is less than the lateral width of the space.
  • a series of rows of one or more rows of the conveyor belt modules are connected by hinge rods received in the aligned apertures of interleaved hinge elements of the first and second sets between each row to form a conveyor belt.
  • a conveyor belt module comprises a main portion that extends longitudinally from a first end to a second end of the conveyor belt module and laterally from a first side to a second side of the main portion.
  • the main portion includes a first set of hinge elements spaced apart along the first end having aligned apertures and a second set of hinge elements spaced apart along the second end having aligned apertures.
  • the conveyor belt module also comprises an edge portion extending outward from the first side of the main portion.
  • the edge portion includes an outside edge distal from the first side of the main portion and a receptacle formed in the edge portion along one of the first and second ends of the conveyor belt module.
  • a pivot member, extending from the edge portion along the other of the first and second ends, is aligned longitudinally with the receptacle and has a pivot axis aligned laterally with the set of hinge elements at that end of the conveyor belt module.
  • Each belt module is an edge module 10 having a main portion 12 and an edge portion 14 forming an outside edge 16 of the module.
  • the module extends longitudinally, i.e., in the direction in which a conveyor belt made of the modules would travel, from a first end 18 to an opposite second end 19 of the module.
  • the main portion 12 extends laterally, i.e., along the width of a conveyor belt made of the modules, from a first side 20 to an opposite second side 21.
  • First and second sets of links 22, 23 extend longitudinally from opposite sides of a lateral rib 24 in the main portion 12 of the belt module.
  • the lateral rib forms a central spine of the main portion of the module midway between the first and second ends and can also serve as a drive bar against which teeth of a drive sprocket drive a belt made of these modules.
  • the first and second sets of links 22, 23 terminate in link ends that serve as hinge elements 26, 27 at the first and second ends 18,19 of the module.
  • the hinge elements 26 along the first end of the module are offset from the hinge elements 27 along the second end so that the first set of hinge elements 26 can be interleaved with the second set of hinge elements 27 in an adjacent module with the outside edges 16 of the modules in longitudinal alignment. Spaces 28 between laterally consecutive hinge elements on each end of the module are greater than the thicknesses of the hinge elements to allow the hinge elements to interleave.
  • Apertures 30 through the hinge elements are aligned laterally and form a lateral passageway with the apertures in the interleaved hinge elements of an adjacent module.
  • a hinge rod 32 received in the lateral passageway between two adjacent modules connects the modules together at a hinge joint at which the modules 10 can articulate about a drive or idle sprocket or a return roller or shoe.
  • the edge portion 14 of the edge module 10 is attached to the first side 20 of the main portion 12.
  • the lateral rib 24 and a lateral stiffening bar 34 which traverses several of the links 22 between the central rib and the first end 18 of the module, connect the edge portion to the main portion of the module.
  • the stiffening bar besides increasing the beam stiffness of the module near the first side, provides additional cantilever support to the edge portion 14 to prevent it from twisting about the lateral rib 24.
  • the edge portion 14 extends outward from the first side 20 of the main portion 12 to its distal outside edge 16, which has an outwardly facing wall 36 that gives a belt made of these edge modules a flush edge.
  • the edge portion is generally rectangular and has a laterally elongated link end 38 at the first end 18 of the module.
  • the elongated link end has a concave inner surface 40, which nestles the end 42 of the hinge rod.
  • a thickened region 44 extending to the outside edge 16 has an interior surface 46 that is laterally aligned with the hinge rod 32 and the lateral passageway.
  • the surface 46 is spaced from the main portion 12 by a distance great enough to allow the hinge rod to lengthen without contacting the surface and pushing outwardly against it. This distance may be as much as about one inch.
  • the end 42 of the headless hinge rod resides in the edge portion 14 to ensure that the rod extends through all the hinge elements of the main portion 12.
  • a dry rod extends slightly into the edge portion.
  • a wet rod 32' that has absorbed a lot of water extends farther into the edge portion, but not far enough to contact the surface 46 and cause the module to distort or break.
  • the edge portion provides an unimpeded axial growth path for a hinge rod.

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